An exciting and challenging opportunity has arisen for enthusiastic and driven Band 7 Mental Health clinical lead to work within the First Response Service for Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust.

The First Response Service is a brand new service which will provide 24/7, 365 days a year access to all aspects of mental health care, advice, support and treatment. This role will involve 3 specific areas of work including our first response telephone line, our section 136 assessment suite and our specialised assessment clinic.

Short listing 15th February 2023

Interviews planned for TBC

Main duties of the job

Our assessment clinic provides the completion of holistic mental health assessments for service users who are experiencing all aspects of mental health difficulties. This encompasses liaising with GP's, service users, family/carers and the MDT in order to collaboratively complete individualised treatment plans for our service users.

The assessment suite provides a place of safety for people detained by the police under section 136 of the Mental Health Act. Successful applicants will be responsible for supporting these people during their time on the suite, being involved in the assessment process and ensuring they are discharged from the suite safely with an appropriate plan of care in place. This involves multi agency working with AED staff, Paramedics, the police, ward staff and the wider MDT.

As part of the role there will be an expectation to provide strategic clinical leadership. The post holder will be expected to offer expert clinical advise for service users, carers, staff and other professionals and to demonstrate advanced competence in highly complex decision making, assessment and management of clinical needs.

About us

Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 11 million people.

We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.

At the heart of all we do is our commitment to 'perfect care' - care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We're currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.

Job description Job responsibilities

You will support and compliment the existing medical arrangements and work in partnership with service users, carers and other agencies to ensure effectiveness of outcome.

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• Professional Registration e.g. Registered Nurse Mental Health, Allied Health Professionals, Social Worker
• Educated to degree level or equivalent
• Minimum of 3 years experience in clinical practice
• Evidence of post registration study / continuing professional development at masters level or equivalent

Desirable

• Masters Degree

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